"He told us all, and we respect him for that," said Erik Campbell, who played football for Michigan and has been receivers coach under Lloyd Carr. "It's part of the profession. It's good for us because now we have closure.

"We knew the possibility that he would not rehire us was there. You never know until you here the words, and today was the day."

This could have MAJOR ramifications on recruiting. Sam McGuffie, for example, was very close to Michigan's coaching staff and Terrelle Pryor had a good relationship with Scot Loefler.